New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-19
TIE ORA Ma.
MADISON sQUARF-ANGELA.

Nj
A numerous audience, mainly OF actors was AZ
SAMPLED Yesterday afternoon In the Madison S4uaro
Theatre, where 1t the trst rcp'e7ch'a''o" vi
new rIay called Angela" which tois' win '""P
needless words. but also with many rooo uran"''o
c,poaients a story of love and Jealousy. WITH ths
spectators in Cencra-who judge by impression INC
,,av had n conside able measure OF success This
was evinced by close attention and by several EN-
phatio bursts OF applause With practi-eu opscrVes
who Judge by reason, who reject uPoh "na' they
SEQ and who expect to perceive In drama dEtlnct
nrros. d ectly and cogrntly pursued and adequately
accom- lshcd-tho piece failed 1t Is not Destitute u
merit hut its story Is tnte. its heroine is yaph
simrleton. its lover is tedious as ana the ming
told by it amounts to nothing one nall me ba'le Is,
therefore, sacrificed at the start, and the Ie~it u
left to depend wholly upon the manner Oh dam&la
exposition "
may no stated that Young wife, 10 her old hus-
hand {, loved by young man whom she mr. l''S an"
then Is wiling TO embrace Inc Ola huSoshh "s"y
tedious Of her and wishful to destroy the young a'
accuses him, und<r circumstances whlch WI" h'ahe W"
accusation ltal o, acmI ted murdcr-the real assassin
meantime being a NeapoItsn boy VINO mas gru'sn
arainst the husband, and the. efOre tines TO kl hh
I'm the end tins husband dies Of apopeN, "hho liz
widow and her sutton embrace IN the cos'"'' Vi ''""
mont matrinopy, and the Neapoltan youth Oe''"ie'
,tltuous and respectable. These Ha'erlA7 "'' w
vlously slight and common place. 1t Is upon tAo
handing ar them that the authors of Angela, Mr..
Ucnv Ice and Mr.. Ottomcyer. have iaid The stress
The niece ,lea,cs by strong situations III the 'hrn
apd d,urtb acts. which mainly concerned WIN
the story of the NeaLoiItan Toy, the attempted mu'
and the seoucnt tange Of cross pu pose ana PerP"A
which enables the rcvengeiu old hu7bah" 10 Su
i, tho announcement OF his enemy. To some eA'eh''
,uey,-e the piece interests by reason or clarac"f'
although the inScnuOusness " the woha" ~ Pu'"''
10 the verge OF ahsurdiy, the lover d MAJ" '
D essibly laltry, aud the Old hu'Daha' VINO ''e"' =,
heinc gentleman, /, suddenly and most mra'onaly
,n,'cr,ed INN n bacAcusid There Is too much tax
from the servants. tho last act Is imbeohe ana
ought instantly TO be consigned to OBLIVION Ihs
,hcr f,ur acts Il conceisci into three. would maSs
a seNlceab.e play.
The best palt Of the pot i that which rebates 10
the NcatoIitau boy, "Mcn.mone," which "a' l'alea
nc ,.>a, der sal,lni who lilunined the entire le>
with It's brilliant vitality and la-s~ha'e anu era'"'"
arr This boy, a picturesque rascal. azores N9usa
~ ha. be.n good ham when al The rel % lh'
,vnrd va cruel aud FOR her sdhe be i NhiNs 70
commit any crime o. mahc al! Sa't'",- ~ - 49,.
va. "A picture whenever he apiea.eh, %" r,rs,s 81
na..,.n be more Than excited the aud"n.oV "
Inc unusual demonstration VI cheers. nc ~. +.r
OF four times recalled upon the s,'tc. 10 .iriv
enrn,ancc /. PERHAPS made more acthal ON 'ol'"'y
not more artistic from the TACT tha' Mr. 30 IN ~, r,ne.
in short D.eerhes and without -ho'S anu -
robaLIy ,,iIl be hailed nature; hu me pu,po'
Of the stage Is ian art that nature mahe7' d." "a"
/ nature I'm the literal sense. ,, ,.,.
""t Nj. Geneyieye Iytton. a woman u Singular love
illness and fa-clnailOn lIpc so"a''u - .o.'iy
NH h,lIv in the mood Of artlessucss rather ie'Vy
~" tbr Jp,nod of 1ss-on, aud generally WIN Hoo
scrupulOus attention To APP arei ana alli va
heaigear than 10 the eNgrncss ot eNpiV n arac.
,er,.tc edorIess way OF suggesting completed char.
actcr with a single touch and Gearing IA ~, ~
pisyed the slight Iart Of benevolent Justice Tbs
/ was the sull cast: